Episode 12: Chris Yates, Founder, Huddle Productions

Front Office Exchange

Welcome to Episode 12 of the Front Office Exchange podcast, featuring video content creator and founder of Huddle Productions, Chris Yates. Chris is a former sports reporter who worked his way up to a top-10 market in Dallas before leaving his on-air career and starting a video production company that specializes in social media campaigns. Chris was a professional storyteller on TV, and he leveraged those skills and a passion for the ever-evolving world of social media into a company that has generated more than 850 million online impressions. This was a fun one. Chris was able to speak to the current state of sports TV as well as to lessons he's learned over the years as an entrepreneur. If you're into sports business, you've likely crossed paths with Chris at some point online, whether he's helping host or participate in #sbchat on Twitter, or when he hosted a Social Sports and Entertainment Show and interviewed a variety of celebrities on Google+ for several years. He offers great insight and advice throughout our conversation, both of which speak to those in broadcast journalism looking to transition their career, or for any small business owner in search of helpful tips for success. Big thanks both to Chris and to you for listening. For show notes, past episodes and more, please visit us at www.frontofficeexchange.com, on Facebook at Front Office Exchange and on Twitter at @frontofficeexch. Please also feel free to reach out to me directly at [e-mail] and on Twitter at @jakefehling. This and past episodes of Front Office Exchange are available on iTunes and SoundCloud, among other places, and I encourage you to subscribe, share episodes, rate them, add comments, and suggest ideas for future guests.